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Lot 43
An Unopened Box of 1980 Topps Basketball Cards (36 Packs) BBCE Authenticated (Possible Magic Johnson/Larry Bird Rookie Cards)
Sale 1201 - Grails and Goats
Mar 24, 2023
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$15,000 -
25,000
Price Realized
$16,800
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Lot Description
An Unopened Box of 1980 Topps Basketball Cards (36 Packs) BBCE Authenticated (Possible Magic Johnson/Larry Bird Rookie Cards)
The 1979 NBA campaign ushered in a era of basketball that changed the game — literally. Following a historic NCAA Championship matchup, the rivalry between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson renewed in the Association and by many accounts saved professional basketball. The following year, Topps issued a unique three-panel series of basketball cards that featured the first appearance of Bird and Magic along with established legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving. Offered is an unopened box of 36 wax packs untouched for over four decades with potential Bird/Magic rookies inside. This box has been certfied authentic and encased by Baseball Card Exchange, the leading authority of unopened sports card material.
This lot is located in Chicago.